Project · LNG · United States

Rio Grande LNG — Trains 4 and 5

One of several US Gulf Coast LNG trains now moving from paper to steel at once — Bechtel's fully-wrapped EPC model concentrates years of engineering, procurement and construction-supervision demand into a single contractor's backlog.

Checked by hand against the sources below (2026-10-20).

  1. Engineering (now)
  2. Fabrication
  3. Construction (now)
  4. Hook-up
  5. Commissioning (next)
  6. Operation

Now Engineering · Construction (reported: engineering / early construction (as of 30 June 2026: Train 4 15.5% complete overall — 69.4% engineering, 25.4% procurement, 1.4%…)

Next Commissioning · not announced

Roles Commissioning & start-up · QA/QC & HSE · Project management & controls · Role groups per phase: our planning assumption from the Crew Forecast model.

Later Operation H2 2030 (Train 4 guaranteed substantial completion H2 2030, as reported)

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Their rate stays; our fee goes on top: 20% → 15% → 12%. Open book →

Who works on it as the sources name them

  • BechtelEPC / main contractorEPC contractor under fully-wrapped, lump-sum turnkey contracts for Trains 4 and 5 (and the original Phase 1)
Kind
LNG
Country
United States
Size
Train 4 approximately 6 MTPA; Train 5 approximately 6 MTPA; approximately 12 MTPA combined.
Operator
NextDecade
Position
25.97°N 97.26°W, approximate

Sources

  1. NextDecade Executes EPC Contract with Bechtel for Train 4 at the Rio Grande LNG FacilityBechtel (company press release) · published 2024-08-05 · read 2026-09-19
  2. NextDecade Corp - Form 10-Q - FY2026 (Q1)U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC filing) · published 2026-Q1 · read 2026-09-19
  3. NextDecade Finalizes EPC Contract Refresh for Train 4 and Executes EPC Contract for Train 5 at the Rio Grande LNG FacilityNextDecade Corporation (investor newsroom) · published 2025-10 · read 2026-09-19
  4. NextDecade Corp - Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC filing) · published 2026-07-30 · read 2026-10-08
  5. Train 4NextDecade · read 2026-10-20
  6. Train 5NextDecade · read 2026-10-20
  7. NextDecade Provides Second Quarter 2026 Business UpdateNextDecade · published 2026-07-30 · read 2026-10-20
  8. Press ReleasesNextDecade · read 2026-10-20
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